Radiator



Patented Oct. 4, 1932 UNITED STAT-ES Josnrn WILLrAM GUIMoNT, or LAcnrNn, QUEBEC, CANADA RADIATOR Application led March 23, 1931, Serial No. 524,654, and in Canada March2'5, 1931.

This invention relates to improvements in radiators Iof the wall type used in heating buildings by means of steam or hot water and is an improvement to my application 5.filed on the 7th da of July, 1930, in the United States of merica, bearing Serial No. 465,902. i

The main object of the invention is to .provide an improved form of radiator parin ticularly applicable directly upon a wall or concealed in a suitable recess in a wall, which may be covered by Va panel or othertor of attractive appearance which is easily .5 made and cheap of manufacture.

- This radiator carries approximately the same features as covered in my application above referred to, in as much as it improves the air circulation in the rooms and thus `fio assures a lower ceilingV temperature. It also occupies approximately 20% less space than an ordinary radiator `of this type.

In the present invention, a novel form of radiator is produced, which provides for .'25 heating by radiation and by convection currents of air. It also provides va very large radiation surface in proportion to the Vspace it occupies, compared with other radiators of the wall type.

In the present instance, the radiator may be simply secured to a wall in the ordinary way or may be secured in a suitable recess in a wall `and conveniently concealed, pro- 'vided sufficient space `is allowed at bottom V35 and top, for the air to circulate through the sections. If this radiator is secured uponthe surface of a wall, the wall will not be soiled, as is the case in other typesV of radiators, and this is due to the fact that the eXitkof '-40 the air currents being below -th'e annular iianges they are directed laterally from the radiator and not vertically.

The present invention consists in the provision of a flue between the risers of the if) radiator,` said Hue being open laterally throughOut- .ntslength as well as the bot- Il:

tom and top. The flue at the bottom and ,topl has a largercross-sectional dimension than the liue passing through the risers, without if any increase in the size of the risers. Therear of the risers'are provided with a relatively wide vertical straight column with a flat back wall or surface, which has forlobjectvto partially close the flue in the rear. Thusa free circulation of a large amount 5 vof sufficiently heated air is obtained and vmore efficient results are eected. wise. Another object is to provide a radiav Furthermore, the present invention contemplates the provision on each section of relatively straight flat rear surfaces, slightly u spaced from one another, which have the effect of ,enhancing the appearancefof the radiator, should it be more convenient to Aplace lthe radiator with its front partlagainst ,the wall. V

A 1. (i5 In the accompanying drawings, 1s illustrated vone preferred embodiment of the inventionz- Y Figure 1 is a side elevation of a radiator section formed to provide, in conjunction with the adjoining sections, the iiues and general details of construction which are peculiar to the invention.

Figure 2 is a front edge elevation Vof two adjoining radiator sections formed asy shownigef,

in Figure l;

Figure 3 is a rear edge elevation of Figure 2,; I Y. v

Figure 4 is a horizontal sectional view of two adjoining radiator sections, online 1 -48.50 of Figs, 1 or 2,; and y Figure 5 is a top vi'ew'of two adjoining radiator sections. f Referring to the drawings, 11 designates any suitable number of similar sections con- ,Q5 nected side by side to form a radiator, each of said sections including lone riser 12 having at bottom and top the header portions 13, having on each side the annular ianges 14 surrounding the `iiow openings 15 and pro-V N mately 90 to the inner Wall.

viding for connection of the sections by means of nipples (not shown) in the usual manner. The sections illustrated are of the form used for heating by hot water, and it should be understood that, in radiators designed for heating by steam, the upper necks and flow openings may be omitted.

The riser is formed on each side with a longitudinally extending groove 16 formed by the inward deection of the riser walls from the vertical planes 17 between which the riserlies. Thesevgrooves are preferably nearer to the back or inner edge of the riser. The cross-sectional form of these grooves is substantially V-shaped with the inner wall 18 lying at an angle of about 90 to the plane f 17 and the outer wall 19 lying at approxi- The portions 20 of the riser wall lie outwardly ofthe grooves and converge toward the outer edges of the sections, as is clearly shown in Figure 4. l

Y Inwardly of the grooves 16, the riser walls extend from Vone annular flange 14 to thel other, as shown in the drawings and the back surface 19"*` of said riser is flat from top to bottom, except for a longitudinal rib 20, which may be provided to enhance the appearance of the section. 1

The sidewalls 21 of the header portions 13 of each section are preferably flatrand are located somewhat inwardly of the planes 17 and outwardly of the bottoms ofthe grooves 16, as shown in Figure 4.

It must be noted that the flanges 14 extend slightly beyond the side planes 17 of the risers so that, when two ormore sections are connected together, the flanges '14 serve to space each section from the adjoining se'ctions, and when the sections are connected together, the grooves 16 of adjoining sections combine to form one flue 22 extending from the bottom headers to the top headers. Owing to the spacing of each section from adjoining sections, narrow passages 23 are formed between the riser of each section communicating with the flues throughout their lengths, permitting air to flow laterally intol or out of the iiues at all points in their lengths. Passages 25, owing to the disposition of the header walls 21, inwardly of the planes 17, are formed slightly wider than the passage 23 and .communicate with the lower and upper ends of the flue 22,l respectively. 1 c

When a heating fluid is supplied to the radiator, air in contact with the walls thereof is heated and rises, initiating convection currents which draw cool air into the lower Vportion of the radiator; The cool air is drawn finto the lower part of the flue 22, principally through the passage 25. As the air inthe face 19a of the riser practically closes theV rear of thesections, and w tends to direct the air circulation to the front of theY flue or through the upper passage 25. More so, if the radiator is partially incased in a wall.

v lVV-hat I claim-'asfmy invention is 1. A radiator comprising a plurality of similar connected sections, each of said sectionsincluding a riser portion and header portionsat vopposite ends ofthe riser portion, annular flanges projecting lfrom opposite sides-of the header portions and adapted Y for the'connection-of the sections inspaced relation, said riser being formed in opposite sides thereof with grooves extending between the headers Aand combining to form flues between the sections, the header portions ofadjoining sections being spaced sp art and therebyr providing ingress and` egress passages lcommunicating with the ends of the flues formed by said grooves, the inner wall of each of said grooves extending longitudinally vfromy one endto the other end of each of -said sections connecting said upper and lower annular flanges togetherjto form arear wall to said header portions. v

2. A radiator comprising a plurality of similar sections', including a riserand upper and lower headers connectingthe upper and lower ends respectively'of .said riser, said riser havinggrooves in opposite sides thereof extending between the upper and lower headers, the grooves of adjoining sections combining to form flues through which air may flow upwardly, the inner 'walls of each of said:

grooves extending longitudinally from one end to the other end of said section, said inner wall 'being located closery to the inner or rear edge of the riser than tothe outer edge thereof, .saidvwa-ll serving to divide the riserinto'an inner column and a larger outer column, and'y a rear longitudinall fiat wall vextending from the lower portion of said section to its upper' portion constituting a back por tion'of uniform v size throughout the whole length of said section.

3. Afradiator comprising a plurality of similar sections including a riser and upper and lower headers connecting the upper and lower ends respectively of said riser, annular flanges projecting centrally from opposite ends of the header portions and adapted for the connection of the sections in spaced relation, said riser havingV 'grooves in opposite sides thereof extending vbetween the upper and lower headers, the grooves of the adj oining sections combining to form lues which lie in alinement with said annular anges whereby the air Currents low upwardly in said lines and are directed laterally by means of said annular flanges through said upper headers, the inner walls of each of said grooves extending longitudinally Jfrom one end to the other end of said section thus closing the 0 rear of said header portions.

In testimony whereof I aiiiX my signature.

JOSEPH WILLIAM GUIMONT. 

